Enhancing Nursing Home Care: Improving Patient Experience and Sector Influence
"Explore how collaborative efforts and policy influence in nursing homes are impacting patient care. Learn about challenges, success stories, and future strategies to empower members and promote sector growth."
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Collaborative to improve the patient experience Anna McGivney Nurseadvisor@nhi.ie 4/9/2018 EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
NHI members: Provide care for nearly 24,000 residents nationwide in a Home away form Home Account for more than 80% of all long term care beds in the country, and, Employ more than 28,000 staff EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
Our role in care flow: Facilitating timely and safe discharges from hospital Health promotion and health care in a home from home setting Facilitating the extension of community acute care management EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
Important to consider Nursing homes a key part of the solution and are willing and able to do more 44% of fair deal applicants from hospital Nursing home also are step down units for those who need more support before going home and a step up for respite care Not all nursing home offer the same services. EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
The good news: In 2017 8,930 patients were approved for funding for discharge to private and voluntary nursing homes under Transitional Care Bed Initiative At December 2014 79.7% of the 719 persons delayed discharged were awaiting long-term nursing care (573 people). At December 2017 57.9% of the 480 persons delayed discharged were awaiting long-term nursing care (480 people). EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
The challenges: Access to IV administration in nursing homes GP access Silos in community based supports Access to therapies/ rehabilitation in Private Nursing homes Access to nurse prescribing Consultant outreach in nursing homes EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
What can be done: Development of acute care management in nursing homes e.g. IV Fluids A Geriatric Early warning score based on individualised baseline credentials Supporting early discharge and consultant outreach/ community supports Working groups in hospitals with MDT and community input and Stakeholder engagement EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
What an be done: Patient Passport to improve communication Single Assessment Tool EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
Contact us www.nhi.ie www.nhi.ie Info@nhi.ie EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
Thank you! EMPOWERING MEMBERS LEADING & PROMOTING THE SECTOR INFLUENCING POLICY
